South Africa will need to keep pace with international standards of roadside drug testing, such as saliva-based testing, if it is to meaningfully address the growing threat of drugged driving and... 

Industrial solutions provider BMG will participate in Electra Mining Africa 2026 (EMA26), once again presenting its “extensive engineering solutions and technical services that have been refined... 

Volkswagen Group Africa (VWGA) has celebrated assembling its three-millionth vehicle – a grey Polo Vivo – at its Kariega plant. Production at the Eastern Cape facility started in 1948. 

A distributor of Sandvik Rock Processing’s mining and infrastructure project equipment has delivered a hybrid tracked mobile Sandvik QA452e triple-deck screen to a greenfield dam project under... 

Electric vehicle (EV) full maintenance lease business Everlectric has opened shop in Cape Town. Businesses can lease commercial EVs from the company, which will also provide the charging... 

Stellantis South Africa (SA) will start to roll out Chinese electric vehicle (EV) brand Leapmotor at select local dealerships from this month onwards. Leapmotor was founded by entrepreneur and tech... 

The component manufacturing, fuel and automotive retail sectors have signed a three-year wage agreement. Wage talks within the Motor Industry Bargaining Council (MIBCO) started on April 10 and... 

The global automotive market is facing a shift as profound as the day the first mass-produced vehicle drove off the assembly line. From horse-and-carriage versus car, the conflict has now, more... 

Exhibitor innovation took the spotlight at industry event KwaZulu-Natal Industrial Technology Exhibition (KITE) 2025 as industry association South African Capital Equipment Export Council (SACEEC)... 

While the surge in sales of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) was initially seen as a threat to Norway’s electricity grid, reality, and the fact that most people (81%) charge their cars at night,... 

EU targets to cut CO2 emissions from vehicles, including a 100% reduction for cars by 2035, are no longer feasible, the heads of the European automobile manufacturers' and automotive suppliers'... 

The Automotive Industry Transformation Fund (AITF) has assumed the role of Executive Oversight Committee (EOC) Secretariat to track the implementation of the South African Automotive Masterplan... 

This month sees the option to study laser welding – a new technology-driven training programme – being formally added to the Southern African Institute of Welding’s (SAIW’s) training portfolio.... 

In a joint venture (JV) to improve response times to incidents and to avert the impacts of increasing crime levels in the country, communications technologies and solutions company Hytera... 

Power utility Eskom has launched the first 20 electric vehicles (EVs) to its fleet of vehicles, which it says is a major milestone in the company’s journey toward sustainable transport and a... 

The global automotive market is facing a shift as profound as the day the first mass-produced vehicle drove off the assembly line. From horse-and-carriage versus car, the conflict has now, more... 

While the surge in sales of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) was initially seen as a threat to Norway’s electricity grid, reality, and the fact that most people (81%) charge their cars at night,... 

The projected passenger electric vehicle (EV) fleet in South Africa by the beginning of 2030 will be 25 456 vehicles, representing only 0.3% of the expected passenger vehicle population in the... 

Electric vehicle (EV) full maintenance lease business Everlectric has opened shop in Cape Town. Businesses can lease commercial EVs from the company, which will also provide the charging... 

Stellantis South Africa (SA) will start to roll out Chinese electric vehicle (EV) brand Leapmotor at select local dealerships from this month onwards. Leapmotor was founded by entrepreneur and tech... 

Africa cannot rely solely on knowledge transfer from Europe, Asia or the US and must develop its own research and innovation ecosystem to drive the growth of electric micro-mobility across the... 

The argument that South Africa’s coal-heavy electricity grid makes the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) premature has been dismissed by C40 Cities (South Africa) senior programme manager for... 

New-vehicle sales last month reached the highest level since September 2015, says naamsa | The Automotive Business Council. Sales were up 24.3%, to 54 700 units, compared with September last year. 

South Africa's domestic new-vehicle sales are on track to exceed pre-pandemic levels for the first time in five years, driven by consumer demand for affordable cars, the president of the auto... 

The global automotive market is facing a shift as profound as the day the first mass-produced vehicle drove off the assembly line. From horse-and-carriage versus car, the conflict has now, more... 

August new-vehicle sales, at 51 880 units, were up 18.7% compared with the same month last year, driven by ongoing affordable model imports, improving consumer confidence, favourable credit... 

Research house Lightstone says it anticipates a new-vehicle sales market for 2025 of around 555 500 units – up 7.7% on last year – of which 524 000 units will be passenger and light commercial... 

The Competition Tribunal has handed WesBank, Toyota Financial Services (TFS) South Africa, Toyota Motor Corporation, TFS UK and Toyota South Africa Motors a R30-million administrative penalty... 

While the surge in sales of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) was initially seen as a threat to Norway’s electricity grid, reality, and the fact that most people (81%) charge their cars at night,... 

July delivered the best monthly new-vehicle sales tally since October 2019, says naamsa | The Automotive Business Council. Last month’s new-vehicle sales, at 51 383 units, were up 15.6% compared...